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 So playing the trombone wasn't getting me in enough trouble? |
| All Righty Then — here's something that really frosts my glasses. Around 30 years ago, I wrote a march for Elementary, which was picked up and published by XYZ Music Publishers. XYZ was later purchased by ZYX Publishing, which has since merged into a megolomanic, moronic monopoly in the music publishing business. Now, the little march I wrote went out of print close to 15 years ago, meaning it's not listed in ANYBODY's catalog, you can't buy it on any marketplace, and, for all intents and purposes, it no longer exists. I was contacted by a teacher in the Midwest, who had somehow heard the march, probably from a very old recording, perhaps even the original publisher's advertisement blurb. I do remember recording it with a High School band and sending it off to them. She contacted me to see if the tune was still available and asked if I could send her a copy. Now here's the frosting: Even though the score was published by a now-defunct publisher, which was bought, rebought, and rebought yet again before merging into said megolomanic, moronic monopoly. And even though it's been out of print for decades, I cannot send her a copy of the tune because said megolomaniac, moronic monopoly still claims ownership of a score they no longer publish, and verbally indicated they do not intend to reissue. I did manage to get the last laugh and perhaps remedied the situation. I was recently commissioned to write several pieces for assorted ensembles. Through my agent, I was in negotiations with several publishing houses to publish my work. Megolomanic, Moronic Monopoly, was one of them, and had expressed a very strong interest in the new charts. They were quite surprised when my agent contacted them to close the process. The first question they asked was, "What can we do to get this back on track?" They are now reviewing the little march for republication. The Midwest school, you ask? Well, they got a brand-new little march named after their school, and I've got an open invitation to come spend time with them — maybe when it's not so cold! |
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